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anlmon nnil ulinil fi«lii'Ho» nnd nil ottu-r fislipricH in rivors nnd nimithfl of rlvow nro lioreliy miprvrd 

 I'Xi'lusivi'Iy I'cir lisliiTiiii'ii iil' llic I'liitnl Shilcs," 



(i) till- iiiliiiksioii iiilii ilii> I'liitt'il Siii'4'H i.f 'lisli-oil mill tish III' nil kimls fc.\L-p]il ti.sli of 

 tlin iiiliiihl liikrs mil) 111' the iivir>< riilliiii,' iiiin ilinii, niiil i'xn'|it IIkIi invscivfii in nil) licinjj llic 

 jircMluci' (if till' lisin liiH iif till' Dniniiiinii dI (Miiula, or nl I'linii' Kilwiinl Isliiml," Uvf nf duty. 



f.'l.) Tllfflljiivnii'nt of llir><i' |iii\ili'c;iM III riiiitiiiiiii dnrin;; ii prliml III iwclvi; Vi'illH CL'lUlill. 



Artii'li' XXXir I'Vtciids llii'iili<ivi<-iii('Mtiiiiiid inivilcKCM. wi I'm ■.\* llicv mv iii)i>liiMiWe, to tlii' Colony 

 uf Nt'wfiiinidlnnd. 



Upon this hnsis Great Uritnin asserts that the privilcG;es specified in .irtidc 

 XVIll of the Treaty of WnshiiiRtoii. of Hth IVIiiy, 1871, exceed in value the 



I )rivileges specified in Articles XIX niid XXI. This assertion is made upon the 

 oliowinfT gronnds, which, for convenience of arp^nment, have been divided into two 

 parts. Fart 1 deals ex<'lnsively with the case of the Dominion of Canada. Part |[ 

 deals exclusively with the case of tiie Colony of Newfoundland. 



Part I. 



CANADA. 



CilAPTKll I. — E.rtenl tintl Value of Canadian Fisheries, 



It will probably assist the Commission in arrivint^ at a just estimation of the 

 intrinsic worth of the concurrent lishiiifj privilc<;es nccorcled to United States* 

 citi/.cns by the Treaty of Washinsjlon, to r»;fcr briefly to the extent and value of the 

 aca-coast lislu-rios oi' the Marifinic Proviices of Canada, as evidenced in part l)y the 

 profitable oixrations of Mritisli lisliormen. 



The districts within wliicli Ibitish subjects carry on iishing on the coasts, and 

 in the bays, harbours, and chmUs of Canada, extend from the Hay of Kundy to the 

 Ciulf of St. I.,awrciice inclusive. The superficial area of these extensive fishing 

 grounds, as shown on the accoinpanyinR- snap, comprises many Ihou.sands of scpiare 

 miles, forming the home of a great variety ol the most prolific and valuable of sea- 

 lish, the capture of which (ontributes in an important degree to British nnd American 

 commerce, and supplies vast (pmntities of food to several millions of people. The 

 chief of tlies(> lish, in the pursuit of which Ikitish subjects and United Stales' 

 citizens now participate in common, under Treaty arrangements, are mackerel, 

 codfish, herring, halibut, haddock, hake, pollack, and many of the smaller varieties 

 taken principally lor bait. 



It appears by the subjoined statement (Annex .\) that the produce of these 

 fi.-.heries caught by Hritish ^ul)j(•cts has greatly increased during seven years past. 

 Their stc.idy development and increasing wealth, as shown by this Return, proves 

 that a very considerable amount of industry and enterprise is embarked therein, 

 and also that they are capalilc of still further expansion. This marked improve- 

 ment in their condition and yield lor the period specified in the Table, is an 

 important circumstance in rel.ition to the present inquiry. It shows that, in an 

 article of commerce and a source of food, their actual productiveness keeps pace 

 with the yearly increasing demands made on them for all the purposes of foreign 

 and domestic trade, and of local consumption. .Mso, they are now of much greater 

 value than they were during the existence of the Heci|)rocity Treaty. The admission 

 of .Vmerican fishermen to concurii'iif rights under the Treaty of Washington, is 

 therelore, in every respect, highly advantageous to the United States' citizens. 



Chai'TKII If. — Ailrnutagrs (teritrd hji United StateK' Citizens. 



I. Lihertji of Jishimj in Ilritish waters. 



Liberty to prosecute frcelv the sea fisheries "on the coasts and shores, .and 

 in the bays, harbours, and creeks" of Canada, is in itself a very valuable con- 

 cession to United States' citizens. It concedes the common use of extensive and 

 productive fishing grounds, wliieh are readily accessible to American lishtirmen, 

 and are advai'.tageously situated as regards thfir home market. The full value of 

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